Proverbs 29:8
Scoffers kindle a city into a flame; But wise men pacify wrath.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath.
In Context
7A righteous man careth for the cause of the poor; A wicked man discerneth not knowledge.
9If a wise man contend in a cause with a fool, Whether he rage or laugh, there will be no rest.
Cross References
Proverbs 11:11By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted; But it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
Proverbs 16:14The wrath of a king is messengers of death; But a wise man will pacify it.
Jeremiah 15:1Then said Jehovah to me: Though Moses and Samuel should stand before me, Yet would I not be reconciled to this people. Send them out of my sight, and let them go forth!
Amos 7:2And when they had devoured the grass of the land, Then said I, O Lord Jehovah, forgive, I beseech thee! How shall Jacob stand? For he is small!
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 29:8
7 The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it. It is a pity but that every one who sues sub formâ pauperis — as a pauper, should have an honest cause (they are of all others inexcusable if they have not), because the scripture has so well provided that it should have a fair hearing, and that the judge himself should be of counsel, as for the prisoner, so for the pauper. 1. It is here made the character of a righteous judge that he considers the cause of the poor. It is… Read the whole commentary →